There's no place like home, says returning globetrotter

Travel writer Isabel Conway reflects on why she believes Ireland compares well to the many places she has visited around the world

Jetsetter Isabel had to settle for exploring her native surroundings due to the pandemic travel restrictions, but now says she wouldn't have it any other way.

It’s one of those déjà vu moments. My surefooted steed has expertly picked his steps over the hilly ancient stony tracks, high above the wild beauty of West Cork’s Beara Peninsula, over the past two days. 

Suddenly spooked by a motorbike’s backfiring exhaust he rears up, almost unseating me onto the tarmac of main street Allihies.